Vincent Carroll’s column regarding KBDI-Channel 12’s airing of documentaries that call into question the official story about 9/11 is just the latest predictable response to such information. It is reminiscent of the high priests in the time of Galileo crying “Blasphemy!” when presented with evidence that goes against their orthodox beliefs. In our age, it is the high priests of the corporate media and those who have something to lose who cry “Blasphemy!” when presented with the truth.

Michael D. Ivey, Asheville, N.C.

This letter was published in the Oct. 1 edition. For information on how to send a letter to the editor, click here.

Vincent Carroll criticizes both KBDI-Channel 12, for showing two documentaries about 9/11, and the shows’ content. I believe he is in error. The two documentaries are important contributions to understanding the complexity of 9/11. The media have generally turned a blind eye to 9/11 questions. There are many important questions that the disappointing 9/11 commission failed to address and answer: 1) Why did WTC 7 collapse? 2) Why was molten metal present in the ruins of WTC 1 and 2 for days after the attack? 3) Who were the investors who bought American Airlines and United Airlines stock short days before 9/11? Answers to these and many other questions are necessary before anyone draws any conclusions about 9/11.

David J. Muller, Denver

This letter was published in the Oct. 1 edition. For information on how to send a letter to the editor, click here.

Yes, Kristen Parker is guilty. I grieve for the people she has wronged. There are no words for what she has done. But I will not condemn her more for it, for her judgment awaits her — 20 years in prison.

Also, condemnations don’t solve the problem of prevention. I believe the way to prevent this is to reform the draconian drug laws in this country by legalizing all drugs. Parker wouldn’t have had to steal them. Albeit, she might have taken them because she didn’t have the money, but the real reason why all this happened was the illegality.

I will never believe that Parker consciously planned to do this. Bad choices, no doubt, but is there no compassion for her? I feel as much compassion for her as her victims, because she is a victim of the insane drug laws in this country.

David E. Marckes, Fort Collins

This letter was published in the Oct. 1 edition. For information on how to send a letter to the editor, click here.

I’d like to congratulate Ted Pascoe [chief executive of Senior Support Services] on his courageous journey to help raise awareness of the plight of Denver’s most needy older adults. My organization also serves the low-income senior population and was significantly impacted by the same cutbacks by the Denver Regional Council of Governments. An effort such as this ought to be recognized, as it brings attention to the growing needs of this “forgotten population.”

It’s true, things are going to get a lot worse as cuts continue to have a ripple effect on the safety net of our service delivery system. To that end, I’d suggest that rather than stand by and wait to see what happens, Denver’s nonprofit sector and leading organizations serving seniors bind together to problem solve and collaborate to create coping mechanisms and solutions. Let’s work to find new ways to meet challenges, and share resources and networks that will not only help our population in the short term, but strengthen our own business opportunities and practices in the long term.

Pascoe shouldn’t have to be living in a tent — we can share in the problem-solving and at the same time build awareness of the ongoing needs.
Laurie McCaw, Littleton

The writer is CEO of Rebuilding Together Metro Denver.

This letter was published in the Oct. 1 edition. For information on how to send a letter to the editor, click here.

I can’t sit by and not comment on Monday’s story of the slaughter of hundreds of dairy cows for the purpose of raising milk revenues for farmers.

The utter inhumanity of that act pales next to the negligence of poverty, not only in our own state but worldwide. What have “free enterprise” and the “profit motive” done to our souls and consciences? Those animals could not somehow have been put into service to feed starving people somewhere?

Thanks to our newspapers especially, we know the plight of poor folk in countries everywhere, too numerous to list. How can we sanction such callousness? We can and must do better; the world’s future depends on it!

Anne Culver, Denver

This letter was published in the Oct. 1 edition. For information on how to send a letter to the editor, click here.

What alternate universe does Bill Wailes [head of the department of animal sciences at Colorado State University] live in that he thinks that the consumer is paying $1.50 for a gallon of milk? The gallon of 2 percent milk that I bought this morning here in Cañon City cost me $2.88, and whole milk was $3 a gallon. This was for the “generic” brand. And this is cheaper than it has been in quite a while.

Becky Kelher, Cañon City

This letter was published in the Oct. 1 edition. For information on how to send a letter to the editor, click here.

Letter-writer Kali Benda lamented about Sen. Mark Udall’s bill, “No, he isn’t proposing more federal funding for jobs, education, health care, or families and children. Instead, he wants more money to help Western states build more public shooting ranges.”

If you agree, slow down and contemplate your prejudice. Building shooting ranges is a jobs bill.

Doug Anderson, Littleton

This letter was published in the Oct. 1 edition. For information on how to send a letter to the editor, click here.

I read with interest your article about the homeowner in the Hilltop neighborhood who wanted to rebuild her existing home to be in harmony with nature. There were many references to “green-built” and “environmentally friendly.” But is it really “green” to take a perfectly beautiful, modest Tudor and scrape it off completely, then proceed to build a structure that is three times its size? When will we realize that more is not better and learn to appreciate and adapt to what already exists? Do we really need more 7,000-square-foot homes in our Denver neighborhoods?

Lynnelle Zackroff, Denver

This letter was published in the Oct. 1 edition. For information on how to send a letter to the editor, click here.

So the best The Post can arrive at involving this almost-active terrorist is “we shouldn’t profile”? Excuse me? Where have you been since 9/11? If I am not mistaken, every single terrorist on those planes and the ground was Muslim. Does The Post think we ought to hang out at the local Baptist or Catholic Church and keep a close watch, or do you think it might be better to know what is going on inside the local mosques? Should we be wary of the elderly ladies at the beauty parlor buying some shampoo and report them? Perhaps if the owners of the businesses where Najibullah Zazi was “shopping” had done a little profiling of their own and reported this maniac, this would have come to a head long ago.

The politically correct insanity we see every day is going to be the death of this country. The Denver Post’s PC stance does nothing to solve the problem of terrorism; it only empowers terrorists, since they see us as being weak and have no will to stop their insanity.

Larry Breeden, Elizabeth

This letter was published in the Sept. 30 edition. For information on how to send a letter to the editor, click here.

Thankfully we still have a front line between us and the terrorists. Hopefully the FBI has covered themselves so they won’t be prosecuted for blowing the whistle on bomb makers and plotters.

To the many media and administration people whose memories can’t go back to the events of 9/11 or Madrid or London, move across the street and join the American people. This is one issue on which we should be united.

James H. Quinn, Arvada

This letter was published in the Sept. 30 edition. For information on how to send a letter to the editor, click here.

President Obama recently praised the FBI for their work with the Zazi terrorism arrests (as do I). What I find interesting, though, is that the FBI used the Patriot Act that Obama and the Democrats despised so much during the election to help uncover and prevent this plot. I guess the Patriot Act was only bad when a Republican was our president.

Bill Riedel, Aurora

This letter was published in the Sept. 30 edition. For information on how to send a letter to the editor, click here.

Director Roman Polanski has been arrested after fleeing this country 32 years ago over a charge of allegedly drugging and having sex with a 13-year-old girl.

Mr. Polanski claims the judge was biased, that the judge would have refused a plea bargain, and justice wasn’t being served. He could have stayed in this country and shown that judicial misconduct occurred. He could have put this behind him years ago. Instead, he fled and lived the good life.

That is bad enough.

What I find most loathsome is his supporters’ use of the death of his mother in the Warsaw ghetto, and the trauma he received there during the Holocaust, as an excuse for his behavior. The Holocaust was a horrific event. Tens of thousands of children survived and had to live with that searing experience all their lives. Virtually all of them managed to live without committing horrific crimes. To invoke the Holocaust as an excuse is revolting, and a mockery to those Holocaust survivors who have lived with dignity and humanity.

Peter Gross, Denver

This letter was published in the Sept. 30 edition. For information on how to send a letter to the editor, click here.

How much is the arrest and prosecution of Roman Polanski for a 1977 rape case costing taxpayers? The victim herself says that the case against the 76-year-old Polanski should have been dropped long ago.

The case arises from the Los Angeles County district attorney’s office. California cannot afford the prosecution of this case, nor can it afford the jail and prison costs associated therewith.

The federal and state monies spent on this prosecution, which other countries are calling absurd, could be spent on health care or other such services to the public.
Joan E.T. Stearns, Henderson

This letter was published in the Sept. 30 edition. For information on how to send a letter to the editor, click here.

Democratic Honduras removed President Manuel Zelaya because he violated their Constitution. This was supported by Honduras’ Supreme Court and Mr. Zelaya’s own party.

Stunningly, the Obama administration is interfering in the affairs of this sovereign nation by trying to reinstate Mr. Zelaya, a follower of Hugo Chavez. Honduras is planning to have free elections to select a new president. Incredibly, our government won’t accept the results unless Honduras violates it Constitution by reinstating Zelaya.

If the Obama administration places no value on another country’s constitution and rule of law, one wonders if the administration might hold the same view of our constitution and laws.
Charles Newton, Highlands Ranch

This letter was published in the Sept. 30 edition. For information on how to send a letter to the editor, click here.

Despite five states posting unemployment rates above 12 percent in August, and 27 states with rising rates, Democratic Rep. Betsy Markey voted against HR 3548, which extends unemployment compensation benefits. Did she think her erstwhile backers wouldn’t notice? Was she counting on disinterest among those of us with jobs?

It’s time to lay the groundwork for the removal of Rep. “Musgrave-lite” and replace Markey with a bona fide, labor-supporting Democrat.

Sharie Harless, Fort Collins

This letter was published in the Sept. 30 edition. For information on how to send a letter to the editor, click here.

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